![]() The station of San Casciano in Val di Pesa | |
Start | Florence |
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End | Greve in Chianti |
Opening | 1890 to 1893 |
Closure | 1935 |
Former managers | Società Italiana per la Tramvia del Chianti e dei Colli Fiorentini Società dei Tranvai Fiorentini STU-FIAT |
Length | 42 km |
Type | Tramway |
Vehicles used | Tram engine |
Branch line | Ponte dei Falciani-San Casciano (4350 m) |
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The Chianti tramway was a steam-powered tramway that connected Florence with the Chianti towns of San Casciano in Val di Pesa and Greve in Chianti.
It was primarily commissioned by Emanuele Orazio Fenzi, a banker and member of a family with railroad interests, and Sidney Sonnino, a politician representing the Chianti constituency in parliament. Opened in stages beginning in 1890, it had its terminus in Florence in what became Piazza Beccaria, reached San Casciano in Val di Pesa in 1891 and then, in 1893, Greve in Chianti.
It remained in operation for 45 years until 31 July 1935, when the service was discontinued.